1 Samuel 20:8

Thus shalt thou do a lovingkindness for thy servant, for, into a covenant of Yahweh, hast thou brought thy servant, with thee,—But, if there is in me transgression, put me to death, thyself, for, unto thy father, wherefore shouldst thou bring me in?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

In Context

7If, thus, he say—It is well,—thy servant shall have, peace,—but, if it, anger, him, know that harm hath been determined by him.

9And Jonathan said—Far be it from thee! but, if I, get to know, that harm is determined by my father, to bring it upon thee, is not, that, the thing that I will tell thee?

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Cross References

Genesis 24:49Now, therefore, if ye are dealing in lovingkindness and faithfulness with my lord, tell me,—and, if not, tell me, that I may turn unto the right hand or unto the left.

Joshua 2:14And the men said unto her, Our souls in your stead unto death, if ye utter not this our business,—so shall it be, when Yahweh shall give us the land, that we will deal with thee in lovingkindness and in faithfulness.

Ruth 1:8Then said Naomi to her two daughters-in-law: Go return, each one to the house of her mother,—Yahweh deal with you in lovingkindness, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

1 Samuel 18:3And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,—because he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 23:18And they two solemnised a covenant before Yahweh,—and David remained in the thicket, but, Jonathan, departed to his own house.

1 Chronicles 12:17And David went forth to meet them, and responded, and said to them, If, peaceably, ye are come unto me, to help me, I shall have towards you, a heart for unity,—but, if to betray me to mine adversaries, there being no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and rebuke!

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:2-9

David Consults Jonathan. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in… Read the whole commentary →

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